SB2638sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Larry K. Bomke

Filed: 3/4/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2638

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2638 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Section 9-28 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
7     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-832)
8     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
9 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
10 and contribution reports as follows:
11     Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the Board
12 has provided adequate software to the political committee,
13 electronic filing is required for all political committees that
14 during the reporting period (i) had at any time a balance or an
15 accumulation of contributions of $25,000 or more, (ii) made
16 aggregate expenditures of $25,000 or more, or (iii) received

 

 

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1 loans of an aggregate of $25,000 or more.
2     Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
3 all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
4 had at any time a balance or an accumulation of contributions
5 of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
6 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or
7 more.
8     Beginning January 1, 2011, each political committee
9 required by this Section to file electronically must be capable
10 of electronically receiving all notices, reports, and other
11 dispatches from the State Board of Elections. Beginning January
12 1, 2011, the State Board of Elections, when transmitting
13 notices, reports, and other dispatches to a political committee
14 required by this Section to file electronically, must do so
15 electronically.
16     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
17 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
18 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
19 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
20 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
21 through the World Wide Web.
22     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
23 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
24 committees, and election authorities.
25     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
26 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political

 

 

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1 committees, and election authorities with respect to
2 electronic filings required under this Article.
3     For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
4 includes entities required to report to the Board under Section
5 9-7.5.
6 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
7     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-832)
8     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
9 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
10 and contribution reports as follows:
11     Electronic filing is required for all political committees
12 that during the reporting period (i) had at any time a balance
13 or an accumulation of contributions of $10,000 or more, (ii)
14 made aggregate expenditures of $10,000 or more, or (iii)
15 received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or more.
16     Beginning January 1, 2011, each political committee
17 required by this Section to file electronically must be capable
18 of electronically receiving all notices, reports, and other
19 dispatches from the State Board of Elections. Beginning January
20 1, 2011, the State Board of Elections, when transmitting
21 notices, reports, and other dispatches to a political committee
22 required by this Section to file electronically, must do so
23 electronically.
24     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
25 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other

 

 

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1 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
2 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
3 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
4 on the Board's website.
5     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
6 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
7 committees, and election authorities.
8     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
9 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
10 committees, and election authorities with respect to
11 electronic filings required under this Article.
12 (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
13     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
14 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
15 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
16 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
17 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
18 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
19 Public Act.
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
21 1, 2011.".